Read Full ChapterIn the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G2532} found{G2147}{(G5627)} in{G1722} the temple{G2411} those that sold{G4453}{(G5723)} oxen{G1016} and{G2532} sheep{G4263} and{G2532} doves{G4058}, and{G2532} the changers of money{G2773} sitting{G2521}{(G5740)}:
Strong's King James
(14) He found in the temple those selling oxen, sheep, doves and the money changers seated.
The F.O.G
[14] In the Temple courts, He found people treating God's house like a marketplace - merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices, and money changers sitting at tables exploiting the pilgrims who needed to exchange their foreign coins.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and he found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting,
Young's Literal Translation
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